Is this great news or terrible news? Not sure. The thought of the message of Atlas Shrugged making its way to the great unwashed is titillating. The thought of Follywood doing it, is depressing. I was always secretly happy that the left coast hadn't gotten its grubby, collectivist paws over Rand's great gift to the smallest minority of all, the individual. In fairness, they didn't destroy The Fountainhead,......but those were vastly different times.

Yeah "something silly" that results in the death of 100 million outside of war. By why quibble with "silly" details. Yeah, that bad, even calling The Fountainhead kid lit (I wish kids were reading it.)

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Is Atlas finally about to mug for the big screen? Variety's Pam McClintock is reporting that distributor Lionsgate has picked up the worldwide rights to Atlas Shrugs, Ayn Rand's 7,000 page doorstop in which she once again laid out her philosophy of O... [Read More]

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[In other news, it was announced today that Al Sharpton will play Otto Frank in the upcoming remake of the "Diary of Anne Frank."] . . . I can think of someone much better suited to play Dagny (even though her best role would be as Dominique). [Read More]

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Brangelina To Star in Atlas Shrugged?!

Is this great news or terrible news? Not sure. The thought of the message of Atlas Shrugged making its way to the great unwashed is titillating. The thought of Follywood doing it, is depressing. I was always secretly happy that the left coast hadn't gotten its grubby, collectivist paws over Rand's great gift to the smallest minority of all, the individual. In fairness, they didn't destroy The Fountainhead,......but those were vastly different times.

Yeah "something silly" that results in the death of 100 million outside of war. By why quibble with "silly" details. Yeah, that bad, even calling The Fountainhead kid lit (I wish kids were reading it.)